Selections from Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi, Clerk of the Mamluk Court (eBook, ePUB)

Egypt: "Seats of Government" and "Regulations of the Kingdom", From Early Islam to the Mamluks
Redaktion: Abdelhamid, Tarek Galal; El-Toudy, Heba

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Subh al-A'sha by al-Qalqashandi is a chancery clerk manual and a vital source of information on Fatimid and Mamluk Egypt which, for the first time, has been translated into English. The text provides valuable insight into the Mamluk and earlier Muslim eras. The selections presented in this volume describe Cairo, Fustat and the Citadel and gives a detailed picture of the Fatimid, Ayyubid and Mamluk court customs, rituals and protocol, and depicts how the Mamluk Sultanate was ruled. The introduction contextualises the translation, while detailed notes elaborate on the content of the source material. This translation will be a valuable resource students of medieval Islamic history.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 478
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. April 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781315405247
• Artikelnr.: 48210245

Autorenporträt

Heba El-Toudy is an independent researcher and translator. Tarek Galal Abdelhamid is an assistant professor of architecture at MSA University, Egypt. His previous publications include The Mamluk Army (2013), War In the Mamluk Period (2013), A Concise History of North Syria in the Mamluk Period (2013) and Lectures on Computer Applications in Archaeology (2014, 2015).

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents List of Maps Introduction Part I - The Seats of Government A - The First Seat of Government - Fustat 1. The Neighbourhoods of Fustat 2. The Houses of Fustat 3. The House of the Amir (D
r al-Im
ra) 4. The Expansion an Decline of Fustat 5. Al-Raw
a Island 6. The Establishment of al-Mahr
n
(Munsha'at al-Mahr
n
) 7. Al-
abash Pond (Birkat al-
abash) 8. The Mosques of Fustat 9. The Madrasas of Fustat 10. The Khanqas and Ribats of Fustat 11. The Hospital B- The Second Seat of Government - Cairo 12. The Fatimid Palaces 13. The Gates and Walls of Cairo 14. The Neighbourhoods of Cairo 15. The Mosques of Cairo 16. The Madrasas of Cairo 17. The Khanqas and Ribats of Cairo 18. The Five-prayer Mosques 19. The Hospital 20. Construction and Description of Cairo C- The Third Seat of Government - The Citadel D- Al-Qar
fa (The Cemetery) Part II - The Regulation of the Kingdom A- The First Status - Rulers Appointed by the Caliphate B- The Second Status -The Fatimids 1. The First Clause - Royal Instruments 2. The Second Clause - The Caliph's Warehouses 3. The Third Clause - The Armies 4. The Fourth Clause - The Holders of Offices 1. Holders of Offices in the Caliph's presence. 2. Holders of the Offices outside of the Caliph's presence. 5. The Fifth Clause - The Appearanc